bayedsolid Chapter 197 A Reunion!
Chapter 197 A Reunion!
That day, the second wife's side was making quite a fuss, and Mu Xin Nuan in Yue Xuan naturally heard the news. At that time, Liu Ting Ting was also sitting here with her.
"That second aunt is clearly a formidable woman. I never imagined she could come up with such a method to deal with a concubine. That Aunt Yang is truly quite pitiful."
"Pitiful?" Mu Xin Nuan smiled gently. "Tingting, don't you find it strange? Why is it that the Jin family has always been so meticulous in their arrangements? What was it like when Second Uncle was here? And what was it like when Second Uncle wasn't here? But why did things fall apart just today?"
"It was just a coincidence." Liu Tingting still didn't understand.
"A lucky coincidence? Tingting, you need to know that there aren't that many lucky coincidences in this world, things just happen at the right time."
"What does cousin mean by this?" Liu Tingting sensed something, but still didn't quite understand.
"Think about it, why was it that on this particular day, when Madam Yang left the west wing to pay her respects to the old lady, she suddenly became a little unsteady on her pregnancy?"
After thinking about it carefully, Liu Tingting nodded and said, "Cousin is absolutely right. In this light, today's play seems to have been written and performed by that Yang family member herself! However, the fact that you could think of this shows that you are indeed very thoughtful."
"You don't need to praise me. Now that Second Uncle has returned to the capital, the Mu family is no longer what it used to be. With more people, there's more gossip and more trouble. Although you've lived in the Mu family for more than three years, don't forget that there are new people in the household now. You'd better not make yourself a thorn in someone's side."
Liu Tingting finally understood her implication and thanked her profusely once again.
“Tingting, your marriage is now arranged by your father and mother. The other day, I was playing a game of chess with my grandfather, and we happened to mention you.”
“Mentioned me? I wonder what he said about me? But is my grandfather saying that my handwriting isn’t good enough?” Liu Tingting still has great respect for her grandfather. Although they don’t spend much time together, she can always feel the expectation and love that an elder has for a younger generation that she has never felt before.
To be honest, the Mu family treated the siblings very well. The only difference was that although the old man seemed a bit cold and hard, he was actually very easy to talk to.
Madam Mu also loved them, but it always felt like her love was ulterior motives! It was like opening a shop and then constantly pouring money into it, not because you genuinely liked the shop, but because you were thinking about when and how to get the profit you wanted most!
However, her feelings towards the old man and her uncle and aunt were quite different!
Liu Tingting could clearly feel the genuine love and affection her elders had for her and Zhuangzhuang. It was an unbreakable bond of kinship! This feeling was something she had never experienced in her previous life of over ten years, in the Liu family.
Even one's own mother may not necessarily be able to love them without any ulterior motives!
This is precisely the most important reason why Liu Tingting felt very comfortable living in the Mu residence!
"Thank you, elder sister. I understand. I will talk to Zhuangzhuang about it in detail later."
Mu Xin Nuan smiled when she saw that she understood what Mu Xin Nuan meant. It was good that she hadn't spent these past few years in the Mu family. She understood many things very quickly.
"Elder sister, I heard that your marriage with Young Master Chu Rong has fallen through?" Liu Tingting seemed afraid that Mu Xinnuan would overthink things, so she quickly said, "I only heard the gossip from the people below, so I couldn't help but ask you, elder sister. Are you really willing to give up such a handsome man as Young Master Chu?"
Mu Xin Nuan gracefully and gently picked up the teacup, then pinched the lid with her right hand and gently scraped away the floating leaves on it. "What if you're willing to part with it? What if you're not? What's yours is yours. What's not yours, you don't need to force. Conversely, what's yours, you can't have even if you don't want it! If it's not yours, even if you try your best, even if you risk your life, you can't keep it."
As she said this, Mu Xinnuan unconsciously recalled the scene from her past life where the scumbag man and woman stood together in an embrace!
In her past life, she schemed and plotted, but what did she get in return? Besides dying a gruesome death, what could possibly cause her more excruciating pain?
"Elder sister's words are profound, but upon reflection, they are indeed very reasonable. It's just a pity that so many people in this world cannot see through these things."
"Alright, shall we go to the outer courtyard to see the three brothers? They haven't come to Yuexuan these past few days. Could it be that they didn't do well on the exam and are afraid I'll ask about it, so they haven't dared to come?"
Liu Tingting covered her mouth and laughed, "Eldest sister always talks like this! You know perfectly well that no matter what the exam is, the top spot always belongs to Ah Xuan, so why do you have to say it like that? If Second Aunt hears this, she'll just think you're deliberately belittling her son."
Mu Xin Nuan thought about it and agreed. It seemed that the two children from the second wife were both rather disappointing. They were not good at any of the arts, such as poetry, calligraphy, or painting!
Such achievements might be considered somewhat better within a large family, since they have a wealthy background. Even without talent or the opportunity to enter officialdom, they are guaranteed a comfortable life in the future, thanks to the support of a powerful family.
However, for a scholarly family like the Mu family, it was a completely different story!
In fact, in the entire capital, there were only a handful of families that could truly be called nobles! The others, including the Zhenguo General's Mansion, could not be considered any prestigious families! Or rather, the Zhenguo General's Mansion could barely be considered one of the upper echelons of high society.
In a family like the Mu family, if the men are neither literate nor skilled in martial arts, then in most cases, they would be left to fend for themselves!
The two talked as they walked towards the outer courtyard, and soon they arrived at Mu Qingxuan's courtyard.
After the two entered the courtyard, they saw that there seemed to be several unfamiliar guards there. Judging from their attire, they should also be servants of some noble family in the capital.
As soon as Mu Xin Nuan and the other person entered the house, their expressions froze for a moment!
Because the first face she saw was that of the scumbag husband from her past life, Jin Hui of the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion, whom she hated so much that she wanted to tear him apart and drink his blood!
The moment Mu Xin Nuan saw him, she felt all the blood in her body rushing and surging! It felt like all the blood vessels in her body were about to burst, and she felt extremely uncomfortable!
At the same time, Jin Hui noticed Mu Xin Nuan's arrival!